JAINA, Federation of Jain
Associations in North America, in collaboration with JITO, Jain International
Trade Organization, Ahmedabad (Gujarat) is proud to present the second phase of
Jain
Youth Exchange Program [JYEP].

JITO (www.jitoahmedabad.org)
is the largest organization of Jain businesses, industrialists, and
professionals in India. JAINA (www.jaina.org)
is the largest organization of Jains in North America.

The Jain Youth
Exchange Program offers exposure to different cultures ranks as one of the most
powerful ways to promote Indian culture and Jain way of life. The Jain Youth
Exchange program intends to provide hundreds of young students with the
opportunity to meet people from other countries and to experience new cultures,
planting the seeds for a lifetime of international understanding. The program
plans to offers numerous benefits to its young participants and their hosts and
mentors, Jain leadership in India, as well as to the Jain community at large in
India.

Through Jain Youth Exchange, students learn first hand about all
aspects of life in another country. As their concept of the world expands, they
mature and develop a deeper understanding of themselves. Immersion in another
country’s value system enhances their academic, professional, social, and
personal growth. Host Jain Center's, families and the entire community are
enriched by extended, friendly contact with someone from a different
family/culture.